AD(H)D Medications

Continued from the prescriptions thread:

Research suggests that their is a genetic cause to AD[H]D. Research also shows certain chemical characteristics which are common to those diagnosed with ADHD but not common to the population as a whole. This suggests that chemistry does play a part in those diagnosed with ADHD.

However, whether there is a biological, environmental, or made-up cause to ADHD symptoms is irrelevant to this discussion. What matters is that these medicines work, and they have been shown to do that in an overwhelming number of cases. With that being true, I don't see why you guys oppose ADD medication.

You can also get your stupid ass kid to run around for 2 hours, and not have to spend any money on medicine. With kids watching more TV and playing on the computer for most of their spare time, along with not being as healthy, they're bouncing off of the walls more during Class etc, which is where most of the problems actually exist.

You can also get your stupid ass kid to run around for 2 hours, and not have to spend any money on medicine.

Ineffective for a kid with ADHD.

With kids watching more TV and playing on the computer for most of their spare time, along with not being as healthy, they're bouncing off of the walls more during Class etc, which is where most of the problems actually exist.

Which is why those problems should be treated.

I'm not sure what it is called, but wasn't there an (or several) ADD/ADHD medication that was taken off of the market? A few people I know were one of them and figure it might be in one of those commercials that go "If you were given this or this, you could be entitled to X amount of dollars."

Well you can argue either way with this, but another problem is Misdiagnosis, i'm not saying there is no such thing as ADHD, or ADD for that matter, but for a doctor to pocket some extra cash for a pill that isn't harmful, and will "appear" to be working, it's easy for them to recommend it.

No, not misdiagnosis. I'm talking about a certain medication that they used to be on, but now it has been discontinued and they are on another.

Well you can argue either way with this, but another problem is Misdiagnosis, i'm not saying there is no such thing as ADHD, or ADD for that matter, but for a doctor to pocket some extra cash for a pill that isn't harmful, and will "appear" to be working, it's easy for them to recommend it.

Well, misdiagnoses is not restricted to AD[H]D. True, this is a real issue. However, seeing that Adderall and Ritalin are relatively harmless there's much more of a problem when misdiagnosed with some other condition and given a medicine that is harmful.

Fuck that.

Back in the pre-medication days, people did just fine. Nobody went to the doctor and got prescribed medication because they were hyper or had this or that condition. They're just kids. They're supposed to be hyper and play and have an imagination. That's all you know how to do when you're a kid.

Fuck that. Back in the pre-medication days, people did just fine. Nobody went to the doctor and got prescribed medication because they were hyper or had this or that condition. They're just kids. They're supposed to be hyper and play and have an imagination. That's all you know how to do when you're a kid.

In younger kids, there is a tolerable level, and then there is a level where it just gets disruptive. At that point it should be taken care of it it can be. We have the means to take care of it now, why shouldn't we?

The fact that people did fine without it before medication was available is disputable and irrelevant. People also did fine with a cold, usually, before medication to treat cold symptoms was available. Should we also stop taking the 'tussin? I think not.

Tussin does not cure a cold, and Ritalin does not cure bad behavior. They're both more like supressants if anything, and in the end you're most likely better off waiting out the cold or teaching your kid how to behave, not how to take a pill and telling them that they need a pill to behave.

In my personal opinion, that attitude ends you up with adults who pop prescribed anti-depressants rather than actually fixing their depressing situation.

Now, I'm not going to say ADHD doesn't exist, and chronic depression doesn't exist, but I WILL say that a large majority of the time, people use ADHD medications and anti-depressants as an easy fix, and this is not a good attitude to have.

Yes, most of my post is opinionated and I can't back any of it up with facts, but I feel that most of it is true.